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Celebration Pointe's owner introduces a bill to invest $2.5 million on a sports complex, speeding up the inauguration to October 2022.
Read More »‘It’s Too Early To Tell’: Alachua County Seeks State Funds For Sports Complex
Fact Check: Poe Delivers 2021 State Of The City Address
WUFT News fact checked some of the statements the city included in the address.
Read More »30 Years In The Making, Alachua County Fairgrounds Move From Gainesville To Newberry
Next month, the fairgrounds will complete their move from their previous location near the Gainesville Regional Airport to the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center, formerly known as the Canterbury Equestrian Showplace.
Read More »‘One of the Best Years of My Life’: New Gainesville Black-Owned Food Businesses Flourishing
2020 ushered in a wealth of promise for Black-owned food businesses across north central Florida.
Read More »President Paul Broadie II Recounts His First Year Leading Santa Fe College
One year later, Broadie reflects on what he’s learned from a year of adapting and the challenges that remain.
Read More »UF Health Organizes Free CPR Training Events To East Gainesville Residents
This initiative was inspired by a need to address the disparity in cardiac arrest among the East Gainesville community, which has been historically underserved.
Read More »Tech4Success Aims To Fill The Opportunity Gap For Low-Income Families In Virtual Learning
The program aims to give more opportunities to low-income families that are participating in virtual learning by giving them access to educational technology and support.
Read More »Diyonne McGraw, Leanetta McNealy Are Sworn Into Alachua County School Board Seats
Incumbent School Board Member Leanetta McNealy and newcomer Diyonne McGraw were sworn into office Tuesday evening on the district office’s west lawn.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Low Income Housing Proposal
The Gainesville City Commission convened Thursday night to push a final vote on a recent proposal by the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
Read More »‘A Guiding Light’: Trailblazer Cora P. Roberson Leaves Behind an Impactful Legacy
Her loved ones remember her as a devoted icon of the Gainesville educational community, a pioneer of integration and a prominent local civil rights activist. She died on Sept. 24 in her home at the age of 96.
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